This is the next in a series of articles on nontraditional members of the Nevada Press Association. If Nevada Magazine has had a theme throughout its 85-year history, other than highlighting the state’s charms and oddities to help attract tourists, it has been evolution. Launched in 1936 by the state …
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Elko Daily Free Press Advertising Director Nancy Streets was elected president of the Nevada Press Association at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Reno on Sept. 18. It will be Streets’ second tour of duty as NPA’s leader. She also served as the group’s president in 2007-08. “I’m honored to be …
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The Nevada Press Association (NPA) and the Nevada Press Foundation announced recently that the organizations have completed a major restructuring. In a sales agreement formally approved by the boards of both groups in August, the Foundation purchased most of the programs and services owned and operated by NPA, including the …
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The Nevada Press Foundation (NPF) announced today that it sold its headquarters building at 102 N. Curry St. in downtown Carson City earlier this month. The property was purchased by Sarah Martin, who intends to operate the building as a bed-and-breakfast and public tea room. The sale price was $1.2 …
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This is the next in a series on newer members of the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. Hugh Jackson, editor of the Nevada Current, has been around long enough to know a good lede when he reads it. “This is the most important thing …
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The 81st annual National Newspaper Week is a recognition of the service of newspapers and their employees across North America and is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers. Visit www.nationalnewspaperweek.com for more content, including editorials, cartoons and ads that you can run during National Newspaper Week and in the weeks that follow. …
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By Jim Pumarlo Local names and faces are the lifeblood of community newspaper content. There’s no better way to spotlight your readers than through photos. After all, “a picture is worth a thousand words” – right? I rephrase. A picture can be worth a thousand words. The most interesting story …
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Here are the results of the 2021 Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence, honoring the best in Nevada journalism, advertising, design and photography. The top link (“Awards Tabloid”) is a PDF of the 24-page tabloid featuring the complete results along with judges’ comments as well as photos and graphics from …
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Senators Marilyn Dondero-Loop and James Ohrenschall today were named First Amendment Champions by the Nevada Press Association for their work preventing a public notice mandate from being eliminated. In the last three weeks of the 2021 legislative session the Department of Administration introduced SB-445, a budget bill relating to state …
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Five journalists who have had a lasting impact in Nevada will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame later this month, the Nevada Press Association and Nevada Press Foundation announced today. Lucius Beebe, Ray Hagar, Frank X. Mullen, Lenita Powers and Barry Smith will be honored at a …
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